Town Hall · Escobares

Escobares, TX town hall & government

Escobares spent $307,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $116 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Escobares's government.

Town budget

Where Escobares's money goes

Spent
$307,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$116
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$367,000
$138 per resident
Sewer & trash
$292,00095%
Interest on debt
$15,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 28%
  • Fees & charges 28%
  • Sales taxes 26%
  • Property taxes 18%
Town workforce

Who works for Escobares

Full-time staff
5
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$43,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
3 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
0 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time4 part
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Roma Independent School District

Escobares's K–12 school district, shared with Roma. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,417
Texas: $12,815
Students
5,932
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$50.8 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal

  • Local 12%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $15,417 per pupil, $9,110 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Escobares pay

Typical tax bill
$951
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.31%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$72,800
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Escobares's government

Town hall & decisions in Escobares →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Escobares

Escobares is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Henry Cuellar. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Escobares's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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